A sarpanch from Katni in Madhya Pradesh was nabbed whereas allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh simply three days after taking oath of workplace following his win within the current panchayat polls, a Lokayukta police official mentioned on Saturday.
Sushil Kumar Pal, sarpanch of Khama village panchayat, was held by the Jabalpur unit of the Lokayukta Special Police Establishment (SPE) whereas accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a farmer on Friday, Deputy Superintendent of Police Dilip Jharwade mentioned.
“He had sought Rs 4 lakh for not creating hurdles in the sale of an 8-acre plot of the complainant in Khama. Pal was caught while accepting the first installment of Rs 1 lakh. He has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act,” the Deputy SP added.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
